Man kills his granny for Rs 100 in Karnataka

KOPPAL: A man fatally attacked his grandmother after she refused to give him Rs 100 in Kanakagiri town on Friday.

The accused Chethan Kumar Bokkasad, 34, has been caught. The victim, Kanakamma Nagappa Bokkasad, 82, lived in the 13th ward.

According to police, Chethan, being unemployed, frequently pressured family members for financial assistance. On Friday, he requested his grandmother to give him Rs 100. When she declined and suggested that he ask his father Venkatesh instead, Chethan struck her on head with a grinding stone. Kanakamma succumbed to injuries while being takne to a hospital. Following a complaint by Venkatesh, Kanakagiri police took Chethan into custody.